despite republican denials, senate -- bitter majority leader harry reid said the block or isn't it an historic filibuster. >> not a single nominee for secretary of defense ever in history of the country has been filibustered. >> chuck hagel is a former republican senator who is faced criticism for straying from the party line on iran and iraq war and making comments perceived as critical of israel. president obama touted credentials during online video chat. >> chuck hagel, by the way, was a member of the republican caucus, a colleague of all of these folks who mcconnell another's consistently praised when he was still in the senate, who has two purple hearts, was an extraordinary soldier, was the head of the u.s. though and served on the senate foreign relations committee and is praised by people like george h.w. bush's national security adviser and colin powell and others is eminently qualified to be secretary of defense. >> for rain authorities say they're probing the deaths of the teenager and a policeman during mass protests and clashes marking the second anniversary of bahrain's